Yasuo is the main character of Green vs. Red.
Biography[]
Yasuo worked at the Greenken ramen restaurant as a cook, though he was not satisfied with this life. Eventually, Yasuo gets obsessed with Lupin III after finding a green jacket like the one the master thief used to wear, and becomes one of the many Lupin impersonators, eventually even inheriting the title after defeating the original Lupin. Like Lupin, he smokes and frequently daydreams about Fujiko Mine. He had a girlfriend called Yukiko and the Greenken ramen restaurant owner was his boss who calls him an idiot. He the most talented of the countless Lupin impersonators, as when he was standing off with the "main" Red Jacket Lupin, Zenigata was unable to tell who was the real Lupin between the two.
Appearance[]
Yasuo is a young man with a face seemingly identical to Lupin III's, which allows him to easily impersonate the master thief. He has mid-length dark brown to black hair with long sideburns and brown eyes. His usual outfit consists of a greenish-gray blazer, a light pink t-shirt, a pink scarf, dark blue jeans with a brown belt and light brown casual boots. When acting as Lupin III, he gels and slicks his hair back to make it look like the real Lupin's. He also changes his outfit to a green blazer, a dark gray dress shirt, a yellow flat end necktie, black dress pants with a black belt, gray socks, and brown cap toe boots. He also wears this outfit while on a date with Yukiko, though he buttons his jacket, adds a white pocket square, and styles his hair like he normally does.
Character History[]
Due to how the OVA is arranged, the intended order might not be correct.
In his early days, Yasuo was reading a magazine while a boy told him that Mrs. Yamanaka says that "we are all different and we're good if we don't do anything bad".
Yasuo counted the banknotes but then notices that someone robbed his wallet, he then bumped into him and apologised as he returned his wallet at his back pocket.
Working in the Greenken ramen restaurant, Yasuo had a daydream where he was Lupin opening a door only to find Fujiko only wearing an apron and was attracted to her despite not knowing her name. He woke up and laughed to himself however he was annoyed when he saw a customer, then sitting down on a stool he fell asleep as a news report of Mike Logan shaking hands with another man without any sound. Yasuo then woke up only to find the customer had already left thinking that he didn't pay for his meal again however the money was left on the table.
Later on Yukiko and the owner had arrived as a news report was talking about Koichi Zenigata and Yukiko was trying to interview him regarding the Lupin imitators that had sprung up causing chaos. She thought that she needed better makeup since she didn't expected to be that close to the camera however Yasuo chopping up says that people were paying attention to Lupin and not her, she told him to shut up as the owner was polishing his bowling trophy. He says with a smile that he pays attention to Yukiko but he was annoyed that the owner thought that she deserved sympathy for that "idiot" paying attention to her all the time. The owner told Yasuo to remember that the value of a person is not measured whether they have been on TV but it caused Yasuo to be annoyed that he doesn't understand either, he was then shown a third place trophy of "Nakano Cable TV Presents - The Nakano Ward Ramen Restaurant Owners Bowling Tournament" while calling him an idiot that Yasuo doesn't like. The owner was proud of being third place.
Yasuo went with Yukiko and travelled to a village where his grandma lived who was poorly and hooked to a breathing machine. He sat on the steps and smiled as he had another daydream of Fujiko as she went to kiss him however Yasuo knew her name. Later he went to visit his grandma and asked how she was but figured that she wasn't well, he apologised about what happened earlier today as he got scared but she told him that he'll be fine and gave him good luck.
At the cafe, Yasuo was watching a soccer match that was going off with the commentary saying about a new era, "heroes are born like this" and the future begins. It got stuck in Yasuo's mind stubbing out the cigarette and looks at the third place trophy as well as a green jacket that was left behind. He found it to be a "nice color", picked it up and left to walk in the streets. He bumped into people and while making a Lupin style crooked smile, stole something that turned out to be a Walther P38.
In his apartment with the jacket and the Walther P38, he looks on his computer that shows the layout of the Toto Department Store and on his phone that has a message presumably from Fujiko. He puts on a yellow tie, the green jacket and gelled his hair saying that it was his destiny. He then grabbed his gun and left.
After stealing the ring, he takes Yukiko to a restaurant who was happy with the ring. She thought that the work was going well wanting him to quit Greenken but he was embarrassed and wanted a smoke. She asked him what was his job and whether he gets days off but supports him no matter what, while the waiter delivered him a message that it was a no smoking restaurant. To himself, it was when his obsession started to get to him for better or worse.
Yasuo looks out onto a bridge as he sees a license plate and throws a magazine into the river. Suddenly a blue Fiat 500 appears and looks at the window. The news report was given that a thief stole two pairs of rings from Toto Department Store earlier in the week was Lupin and he looks at an overfilled ashtray, a sign that Jigen was in the vehicle. He holds the other ring and wondered that he was Lupin.
Yasuo as Green Jacket Lupin then meets up with Daisuke Jigen as he went to McDonalds, Jigen ate a Big Mac and had a drink while he fell asleep watching The Castle of Cagliostro but fell off his stool. He wondered about Fujiko-chan but Jigen doesn't know and tells him to forget about her, Yasuo then made a face that Lupin did in the film. On a laptop, Yasuo found information regarding the Ice Cube and smiled as he thought that it was a diamond. Jigen notices that the security is high but then Yasuo wonders whether it was just a diamond but got excited that it was a "hell of a giant diamond", Jigen wonders whether he was doing it for Fujiko and called him an idiot then left in disgust.
Yasuo contacts Mike Logan on his private plane and introduces himself as "Rupan ze Third" wanting to take the Ice Cube. He claims that there are too many Lupin imitators out there that is harming his reputation but if Logan lowers his guard, he will get into big trouble and laughs. The private jet that Logan was in then exploded.
Back in the cafe and back as Yasuo, he watched the news coverage that Yukiko reported and behind the counter noticed that it got more complicated. A customer says that terror attacks happen every day with this area is going to get a large one and asks him about Fujiko however he had already left.
Driving in the blue Fiat, he had arrived with Jigen and dived into the river to rescue a person to put him back into the car. Yasuo felt his head while Jigen thought that he was dead, but he says that he was just unconscious. Jigen didn't know that other people were after the Ice Cube and didn't think that they would play it as rough as he wondered what happened to Logan. Yasuo looked at Jigen and figured out that he wasn't there, Jigen wondered who it could be as they had saved a kid however Yasuo had realised that the kid was Logan and had a surgical scar on his forehead. He then looked at the laptop and it turned out that it was Samuel L. Logan as Mike Logan had cancer and transferred his brain into him before he died while claiming that it was Sam who died. Yasuo thought that it was too cruel and transferred all of the Ice Cube data onto a flash drive.
Jigen then grabbed the flash drive but it turned out that it was really Red Jacket Lupin and just as Yasuo was about to grab his gun, Red Jacket put his gun on Yasuo's head as the real Jigen and Goemon Ishikawa XIII were outside the car. Jigen thought that he was doing well while Goemon thought that Red Jacket was dead and he left the car thinking that he got tricked too. Yasuo put his gun up and wanted Lupin to stop, he was overhearing that Goemon thought that the Lupin outside was the real one and looked as Jigen didn't care whether he was real or not as he was more fun to work with than anyone else. Jigen wondered what he was up to but Red Jacket says don't ask the obvious yet later on says that he's really Lupin if he went after the Ice Cube. Red Jacket was throwing the flash drive and thanked him for the information, he also dared Yasuo to get the flash drive as it "should be easy for Lupin" but he just trembled the Walther P38. Red Jacket says that he wouldn't last long if he couldn't fire so Yasuo pulled the trigger however the bridge had started to rise up, Jigen and Goemon had ran away while Yasuo was scared.
Yasuo tried to drive up the bridge but Sam was waking up, he told him to hang on tight. The laptop fell off the dashboard and knocked Sam out while it fell out of the car. While Sam had a flashback of his father, Yasuo grabbed onto his hand and pulled him up. The Fiat was on top of the edge of the bridge ramp and Yasuo sees Red Jacket as he adjusted his hair with a smile, he wanted to leave but Sam grabbed hold of him and shook his head. Yasuo doesn't know how Sam feels as he didn't want to know and left the car to go after Red Jacket. The police was surprised to see two Lupin and Zenigata wonders which one is the real Lupin as he thought at least one was real however he was not sure and left. Red Jacket looks at Yasuo who wants to end it once and for all, Yasuo accepts his offer. They both thought whoever killed the other would become Lupin however Sam was scared in the Fiat. As they were about to duel, a missile was targeted however he survived with a flashback of the boy reminding him that "we're good if we don't do anything bad" and it was what Yasuo deserved. Sam had died from the blast but Yasuo fell into the river but someone grabbed him before the spotlights saw him. As it turned out Yasuo swapped the flash drive so Red Jacket got the fake data.
Yukiko reported the event but looked at Lupin and noticed that it was Yasuo. He noticed a robot and afro Lupin told him to get on however Red Jacket Lupin shot him with green ink who was then grabbed by the police claiming that there is no need for two Lupins. Red Jacket claims that looking like Lupin doesn't make him Lupin and went off scared onto the robot. The newspapers claimed that the real Lupin was arrested.
In the bookstore, Yasuo was trying to wash off the green paint on his face but had problems coming off. Someone called him bro that made him surprised and it was Afro Lupin who claims that he ran into the real Lupin on the street and gave him a card. It said, "I'll give you my name if you wanted it!! Come and steal it!! Lupin III" and it was a challenge from the "real Lupin" wanting an one on one battle. Afro Lupin didn't want go but Yasuo was trembling and cried that he was "so great". Yasuo knows that it is his last chance to prove that he is Lupin.
Yasuo with his face bandaged up drives in a Fiat 500 with a shadowy Red Jacket Lupin. goes up to the top of Sun Plaza to have a duel with Red Jacket Lupin.
There was an explosion at the Sun Plaza with Zenigata screamed "LUPIN!". Yasuo had noticed that Red Jacket had his face bandaged up too as they know that they are both imposters but whoever survives becomes the real Lupin. A gun shot was fired and he fell down the skyscraper. An ambulance came for him and Zenigata was inside, Zenigata wondered what happened to the other Lupin but he got up and started to move, Zenigata was surprised that he was still alive but he had an explosive and left the ambulance.
Fujiko then wrapped Yasuo up in bandages and put him into bed, he stretched and breathed as she went towards him and appeared to kiss his forehead and not to move. She thought that he nearly died and should be grateful as he wasn't bad but Red Jacket was serious. Yasuo wasn't happy but she apologised for not finishing the duel but doesn't care, she called him Lupin and asked him whether she wanted to partner up with her as she knew everything including the secret of the Ice Cube. Yasuo panicked as his flash drive was in water and no longer worked, Fujiko tells him that it wasn't him who decides who he was but the people around him. She says that she needs him as she is the woman who is the best matched for Lupin in the world.
Chasing after the police with Jigen in a different Fiat, Yasuo then became Red Jacket Lupin with the ring being hung up by the mirror however due to the ambiguous events, it could also mean that either Yasuo gave the other Lupin the ring or Red Jacket had stolen the ring from Yasuo.
Etymology[]
- The name Yasuo means "peace, quiet" (安) (yasu) and "hero, manly" (雄) (o).
Notes[]
- He is named after Yasuo Yamada and animator Yasuo Otsuka.
- His favorite song is Fire Treasure from The Castle of Cagliostro.
- Yasuo (as Green Jacket Lupin) is able to speak English with a French accent when he was talking to Logan however in the Italian dub, it is the voice of the real Lupin.